Cleaning Ancient Coins INTRODUCTION The first step in cleaning ancient coins is to acquire some. Ancient coins are those older than medieval times and some of the most plentiful are from the Byzantine Empire....
Ask before you buy! I bought a Plan Chest of Drawers recently advertised as 'Mahogany". It was chipboard with a mahogany vaneer! It was held together by staples! It looked like a shoddy patched-up piece of...
Plastic collectables Most collectors of vintage plastics really know their subject. Labelling any and every old plastic item as “Bakelite ” and hoping for the best is a certain recipe for grief, angry buyers...
Fabric A - Z Below is an A - Z list of modern and traditional words or terms used in the dressmaking and soft furnishing industry. Trade names and companies are included. Many International words are...
Silver2Treasure Vesta Cases A Guide by Karen Freeman Vesta Cases were invented in around 1840 and were made to house friction matches. These pocket-sized cases took their name from 'Vesta', the Roman Goddess...
measure and cut a piece of threaded bar that will pentrate approx three quarters the length of the handle plus an extra two inch longer that will fit into the shank set the handle in a vice with the bottom...
ADVICE FOR PEOPLE BUYING ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS FOUND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Five things to ASK: •Have you legal title to sell? •Where was the object found?•When was the object found?•Was there a legal...
Note: I really need to up date this sometime...Hello, I'm writing this guide because I've seen alot of nice old electrical meters for sale on ebay but most of the people selling them dont know how to test...
I am an Englishman now staying in China. I have been registered on Ebay since 2002. If you are buying from China or any other location in the world it would be prudent as a safeguard and to avoid any potential...
General Care. All antique furniture requires a little care from time to time. For most items this is just a wax polish using beeswax once a year. This helps to protect the timbers from drying out and builds...